Sexing 11 day old silkies

[PippinTheChicken]

I have 11 day old silkie chicks and I was wondering if anyone knew what genders they are. I can tell you what their personalities are like in case that helps?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

playful, protective

Calm, playful, peaceful

Curious, tiny, calm,

 

[AppuJuice]

silkies are notoriously difficult to sex, some males can even be late bloomers these are definitely way too young to tell. post again when they're 11-12 weeks and we might be able to give you a better idea

here's a BYC link to a post someone made on the sexual dimorphism for this breed

 

[Quaicken108]

I agree with the above post. I love hearing their personalities! Unfortunately this isn’t a clear way of sexing chicks. Males can be quite docile and females can be quite aggressive at times as chicks the physical features is what we look at but yours are too young to be accurate. Hope this helps! Also a belated So glad that you decided to join!

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Extremely young. You can't sex silkies anywhere near this age. And the pictures are very blurry.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Cute chicks! Agree with above posters. While behavior can help you somewhat, it only works 50% of the time.
I have had docile chicks end up being boys and "in your face" chicks end up being girls. With silkies, you normally have to wait until 4 months of age or longer, unless you get an obvious cockerel with early comb and wattle growth. Great link that @AppuJuice posted.

 

[Matilda Belle]

Impossible to sex silkies this young. Update pics in 2-3 months.